第二节  书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，你的美国老师Miss Morgan要求你们明天下午去听一个美国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向Miss Morgan请假。

内容要点：

* 表示歉意     

* 理由：去机场接从法国回来的舅舅    

* 询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座

注意：

1．词数：100左右        

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

Dear Miss Morgan,

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                                                              Yours sincerely

                                                                 Li Hua

---- He is so unhappy．What let him down?

   ---- It’s his plans．You can’t imagine what it’s like to feel that all your plans for the future have_____．

     A．set down        B．turn down           C．put down            D．broken down

—Is there anything I can do for you?

 —There seems to have been a technical problem—______，that's what they told me．

A．somewhat    B．somehow    C．someway    D．anyway

 Mr. Smith got to ______ there was once an old temple.

A. what           B. where          C. that            D. which

_____ this house with that one, you’ll find this house is better.

  A. Compared       B. To compare       C. Comparing        D. When compared

       ---You didn’t come to the party yesterday.

---- ______? I’m not a party animal.

A. How can I have     B. How would I have   C. Why should I have   D. Why must I have

My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwiches and we’d have tea parties. She’d make beautiful quilts for each one. I remember the small thimble(顶针) she would use while doing her needle work.

A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change. We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday.

I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow. It was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam(接缝) that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her. Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my bedspead that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I’ve collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to reveal to me. What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow.

I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma’s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!

60.The author liked staying with her grandparents because________.

       A.they often bought her some gifts

       B.she was curious about people and things there

       C.she could have tea parties and eat sandwiches

       D.she could learn to sew quilts

61.How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble?

       A.Sad     B.Proud  C.Lucky  D.Cheerful

62.It can be inferred from the passage that the silver thimble________.

       A.was the item the author had been trying to find

       B.was the most treasured possession of Grandma

       C.was very precious to the author

       D.was a birthday gift Grandma had given the author

63.What is the best title for the passage?

       A.A little pillow                 B.Grandma’s silver thimble

       C.My grandparents               D.My childhood

第二节 阅读填空 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

       71       Due to a racial and immigrant population the variety and richness of art and sports is very evident (显而易见的).

Since the Second World War. Canada has produced an impressive amount of writing. From novels to poetry, the selection is wide. Native writers are also becoming better known across Canada in recent years .       72        Everything from country to Pop. Classical to Heavy Rock can be found across Canada and across the glob performed by Canadian artists.  Film Crew in Canada , the National Film Board is the primary producer of movies in Canada.     ----73    Many well-known actors , directors, screen writers and movies come from Canada and often won awards for their work . French art was the first to appear in Canada along the St Lawrence in and around Quebec.     74     Canadian photography as well as painting by Canadians are not well known outside of Canada but recognition is increasing .

     75      Hockey is the most popular spectator (观众) sport with more participants taking part. American style football and baseball are also very popular and all of these sports

are played across Canada.

A．However , many Hollywood studios are turning to Canada as a source for location and as an alternative to the more expensive USA.

B．Musicians are reaching a higher level of recognition in the world music scene.

C．Since then the volume of art and artists has increased.

D．Canada has also developed many new kinds of music.

E．Arts and culture is lived and breathed in every corner of Canada .

F．Sport is major part of today’s society in Canada.

G．Few sports can be found in Canada today.

 It was a pity that the great writer died      his works unfinished.

A. for             B. with             C. from         D. of

24.He has ______the habit of taking notes while reading.

A. invented    B. formed    C. increased    D. reacted